Meteorology Part 1 Review

What does the Bergeron process explain?

• growth of ice crystals in clouds from supercooled water

• the change of water from the solid state to the gaseous state

• formation of clouds

• movement of air masses as fronts

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Seasonal changes occur as a result of

• the distance between Earth and the Moon.

• Earth’s tilt.

• Earth’s shape.

• the time of the year.

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Which of the following is the most abundant component of the atmosphere?

• nitrogen

• ozone

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

The layers of the atmosphere have defined boundaries based off ________.

• humidity

• temperature

• water vapor concentration

• atmospheric pressure

How does this process appear in the atmosphere?

• The absorption of thermal energy by the ozone layer.

• The transferring of thermal energy from the Sun to Earth.

• The transferring of thermal energy from Earth to the Sun.

• The blocking of light energy by Earth.

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In the picture, the lizard is being heated by a lamp. What process does this model?

• radiation

• emission

• convection

• conduction

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The precipitation that forms in a cumulonimbus cloud as small ice pellets fall through it and grow by collecting supercooled water is

• snow

• hail

• sleet

• glaze

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Which of the following clouds has the highest base?

• altocumulus

• stratocumulus

• cirrocumulus

• nimbostratus

Cloud C is what type of cloud?

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Which clouds would be considered low clouds?

• A and D

• A and C

• B and E

• C and E